Total Crime Rate

133.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 133.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 79.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.3 8/10
  • Public order 22.3 9/10
  • Drugs 11.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.6 8/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Robbery 1.9 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hickling Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Sawley , and the 68th highest crime rate of 376 local areas in Erewash .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hickling Close (NG10 3TE) in the last 12 months was 133.8 per 1,000 residents and was 84.5% higher than the Sawley average (72.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 79.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hickling Close (NG10 3TE), the main crime hotspot is near Tamworth Road. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hickling Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derwent Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Long Eaton Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derwent Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derwent Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bradshaw Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derwent Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gough Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Carlton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tamworth Road

Data Sources

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